Unit 3 Migration and Immigration Flashcards
What did Ida Tarbell expose?
Exposed the corrupt tactics by the Standard Oil Company
What was the result of Ida Terbell’s actions?
Helped bring down the Standard Oil Company by breaking them down into smaller companies. Also created the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
What did John Spargo expose?
Wrote a book about the horrifying things of child labor
What did Ida B Wells expose?
Atrocities of lynching of African Americans
What did Lincoln Steffens expose?
exposed the urban government
What did Jacob Riis expose?
Wrote a book about suffering immigrants
What were the results of Jacob Riis’s actions?
Got people to clean the tenements and created the Law of New York Tenement House Act.
What did Upton Sinclair expose?
He made a book called The Jungle which talked about the terrible conditions of the meat in the meat packing factories
What were the results of Upton Sinclair’s actions?
Made the Federal Mear Inspection Act of 1906 and Pure Food Act of 1906.
What were the root causes of the Progressive Movement? ACE paragraph
trusts, political corruption, urbanization, no consumer protection, lack of conservation, social injustices, and wealth gap
How did media play a role during the Progressive Era? ACE paragraph
The muckrakers exposed the terrible situations going on to the public, Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis
How did the federal government’s role change due to the progressive movement? ACE paragraph
People used the power of the government to eliminate unfair and unethical practices that were happening during this time. The federal government became more involved in the economy and how things were run.
What were the problems during the Gilded Age?
Many people suffered from corruption and hygiene problems. There was also overcrowding of tenements housing and a lack of raw materials since the factories were using them all.
Why was it called the Gilded Age?
Gilded means a thin layer of gold. This refers to the rich people being the gold, and underneath the gold is the bad stuff going on.
How did the Gilded Age cause the Progressive Movement?
The rich grew richer, but the poor grew poorer, which took a big toll on the economy and caused reform.
